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Green Mountain

Green Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Green Mountain rises to 685 m in California. High Mountain stands 1,639 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Brock Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Shasta County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5564454

Wikidata Q49033509, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
685 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.77904, -122.15778

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 52
  • Clair Engle Park: 12.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 12.9 mi
  • Shasta Park: 13.5 mi
  • Margaret Polf Park: 14.1 mi
  • Northridge Park: 15.3 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Metal Horse: 8.0 mi
  • The Best Grindstone in the World: 12.2 mi
  • Human Sundial: 17.5 mi
  • Dandelions: 18.0 mi
  • Balloons: 18.0 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Afterthought Mine: 5.4 mi
  • Dam Builders Monument: 12.8 mi
  • Veteran's Monument: 12.9 mi
  • Twin Tower Memorial: 13.1 mi
  • The Monolith: 17.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Potem Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Three Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Clover Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Montgomery Creek Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Hatchet Creek Falls: 13.1 mi
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 7
  • Bailey Cove Day Use: 8.4 mi
  • Salt Creek Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • McCloud Bridge Day Use: 11.9 mi
  • Behive Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Fishermans Point: 14.1 mi
Gardens: 6
  • Memorial Garden: 12.9 mi
  • South African Garden: 17.3 mi
  • Australian Garden: 17.3 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 17.4 mi
  • Chilean Garden: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 4
Rest areas: 3
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.5 miles of Green Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High MountainNNW 338°1,639 m15.9 mi
North Fork MountainN 8°1,609 m16.6 mi
Lookout MountainE 91°1,427 m15.1 mi
Salt Creek MountainN 352°1,399 m6.8 mi
Satin PeakN 2°1,377 m16.2 mi
Nawtawaket MountainNNW 344°1,367 m14.3 mi
Bohemotash MountainW 271°1,346 m16.6 mi
Bagley MountainNNE 25°1,331 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:3820:0320:44
September equinox06:5718:3119:07
December solstice07:3016:0116:45

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485054596776838277665447
Precip in10.511.49.24.62.91.50.10.20.53.46.612.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shasta DAM, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 266774 — Green Mountain, Shasta County, California.

OpenStreetMap element node/358799845

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